From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-wr1-x434.google.com (mail-wr1-x434.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::434]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9B19A3CB37 for ; Mon, 24 Apr 2023 16:59:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: by mail-wr1-x434.google.com with SMTP id ffacd0b85a97d-2f4c431f69cso2991988f8f.0 for ; Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:59:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20221208; t=1682369980; x=1684961980; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=HkhwAOws9rGTV98yhoacX7nR1/TH+RPKqFsocuBj6X8=; b=j0F4tMJU3oFhq/VjuArBoV7D3cXpRJVznMdRyGbymagdEef7eW757jnmWnJxeMntT6 heS2AqU0YVcTPM0zzZhzomrj6x6/nM3YTUDc7L3U5/13SjvcfW/L1JO2DYUuLiCZum/4 nK5Q/tDS5DHllNKay3rdFi+S6lYgmcBWRti56Yj5fjVIYxksuEL4yPVQHHOajTM8+yiw eerPvCK+cRjyf3aifc2EfOu+g98AZgG0Q9+bAx7EBiI1BXA4KEfadbZQuyvb6Wqd/5fZ JFc5TPl8xJ6+fZ92julCtiFdFAiXO0og4DMsiVewhF7u7w6jfEPdllAVp9JCdVHbK8j7 fGHQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20221208; t=1682369980; x=1684961980; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=HkhwAOws9rGTV98yhoacX7nR1/TH+RPKqFsocuBj6X8=; b=HUverXB8dP6v2/EjjRNc6dHDywIQTHlkLX36zjfzWm5/KWeMs3gsAMkUnytVgvdboD tx99gj1NCCaeoWOaBTH1KFtnSENDvjQH+bgDWaJbfOTd8I3f9wQqPEVw/GS80jdgugGU vOz2E5G9tS7ctfOFt1X8gwKZM9RCIm5bpOsSpZjnNCqZ+3WvTYqt0atDZA5WgQcKJvxQ nhIKeB1pQJqI+jC7WkwqVHiuvCuiZ6A3gTYTpff6w9jCdkTs0s8l5DYXQ19RP0MNZ9Hq 3a8LiRyOYWfFfy3zisqHo755mT0zGTFprxI2LzZ2SijOEwuUlGyydlID3AIhOUHXgAEo 27lQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AAQBX9cDZ58YTUqQ5CzWPag2wyXXRU5LWB968RJqBalcUTaezxXjyOox khoB95HZDhZsSOQaArXr1fTA1y0k1MC/Rw37TGs= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AKy350Y4mo5kf/SHeM0pEjfE8ePz1TNWfU3qdiozVRTYd1e4Y1LxJu0zolfGKqmnhQque1CkP72OmZ8uYUcdcAdOeUI= X-Received: by 2002:adf:f849:0:b0:2f4:b0d:c524 with SMTP id d9-20020adff849000000b002f40b0dc524mr9809837wrq.69.1682369980177; Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:59:40 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Priyanka Sinha Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 02:29:28 +0530 Message-ID: To: e-impact@ietf.org Cc: Daniel Schien , starlink , Vint Cerf , Hesham ElBakoury , "\"Rodney W. Grimes\"" , Michael Richardson Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000000ca22f05fa1b49d5" X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 22:19:25 -0400 Subject: Re: [Starlink] [E-impact] DataCenters in Space (was Re: fiber IXPs in space) X-BeenThere: starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: "Starlink has bufferbloat. Bad." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 20:59:41 -0000 --0000000000000ca22f05fa1b49d5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I was wondering why we are considering DC in space to be classical computers ? Given the ambient temperatures, should not the default configuration of a DC in space be quantum ? In my conversations with Dr Thomas Aref, an experimental quantum computing physicist, I learnt that the primary operational challenge in quantum computing is in reaching and maintaining near 0K or -274 deg C temperatures. I am unaware of the heat diffusion of qubits, but if they are low then bringing down the temperature from say -180 deg C to -274 deg C and maintaining it maybe much simpler than on earth? quantum DC then in space is feasible no ? maybe the only practical way for general purpose quantum computing? Also, in case heat diffusion is the primary concern still, how about burying the quantum DC underground lunar soil on the dark side of the moon with thin atmosphere for heat dispersion as well as into lunar soil ? If this means we have more affordable and sustainable compute, yaay ! -priyanka From: "Rodney W. Grimes" > To: Hesham ElBakoury > Cc: Daniel Schien , starlink < > starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net>, Vint Cerf 40google.com@dmarc.ietf.org>, e-impact@ietf.org > Bcc: > Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 07:36:39 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: Re: [E-impact] [Starlink] DataCenters in Space (was Re: fiber > IXPs in space) > > The article about the ASCEND project says: > > "Very low ambient temperatures in space will dramatically reduce the need > > for cooling equipment that consumes enormous amounts of energy. A > > significant part of a data center?s energy use is for cooling equipment, > > accounting for more than 50% in some facilities. Temperatures can be as > low > > as -292?F (-180?C) when an orbiting object is in the Earth?s shadow." > > They seem to have skipped over the con's of trying to cool equipment > in space, there is no "mass" to cool into. There is no "air" to > cool with. You have to use conduction to get the heat from your > chips to the outer shell of the spacecraft, then you have to battle > with tring to radiate that heat into a VACUUM! People think they > have heat limiting issues today with ground based electronis, just > wait tell they try to solve this in a spacecraft!!! > > Someone should calculate the radiated surface size needed to remove > the heat generated by a 150W CPU into "space". It might enlighten > some of these folks that think its all about the temperature of space, > its not, its about the thermal mass of space being near 0. > > IMHO DC in space are going to have to find a solution to that MIPS > per W problem first! > > > > > Hesham > > > > On Wed, Apr 19, 2023, 10:44 PM Daniel Schien < > Daniel.Schien@bristol.ac.uk> > > wrote: > > > > > I assume any object in orbit will be hidden from the sun some of the > time. > > > So, the machines will require some pretty big battery to go up with > them. > > > > > > I'd like to also know what the launch cost is. > > > > > > Tom Segert estimates in his LinkedIn post, for a 100kg satellite > payload: > > > > > > "TL:DR ~57 ton CO2e for a typical ESA satellite (including Ariane 6 > > > launch), <15t CO2e for a satellite built in a factory and launched > with a > > > re-usable rocket." > > > > > > Depending on the type of server that should go up there, this is a fair > > > amount of carbon to offset from brighter sunlight. > > > > > > The article also gets the carbon footprint wrong: > > > > > > "Data centers are big energy consumers ? between 2% and 3% of all > global > > > consumption ? a rate that is doubling every year." > > > > > > The latest was IEA estimating it to be around 220-320 TWh (out of > 30,000) > > > in 2021 data and growing between 10-60% over 6 years in total (so let's > > > than 10 CAGR). But it's certainly not doubling every year. That's just > > > completely wrong. > > > > > > > > > Daniel Schien > > > > > > Senior Lecturer in Computer Science > > > > > > Department of Computer Science | University of Bristol > > > > > > *Submit software engineering project ideas for 2022* > > > > > > bris.ac.uk/software-engineering > > > Watch: https://youtu.be/lU-ZsBDFWDI > > > > > > Merchant Venturers Building , Woodland Rd Bristol, BS8 1UB > > > *Book a meeting*: > > > > https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/OfficeHours@bristol.ac.uk/booki > > > < > https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/OfficeHours@bristol.ac.uk/bookings/ > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > *From:* E-impact on behalf of Vint Cerf > > > 40google.com@dmarc.ietf.org> > > > *Sent:* Thursday, April 20, 2023 2:16:38 AM > > > *To:* tom@evslin.com > > > *Cc:* Michael Richardson ; starlink < > > > starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net>; e-impact@ietf.org > > > *Subject:* Re: [E-impact] [Starlink] DataCenters in Space (was Re: > fiber > > > IXPs in space) > > > > > > O&M will be a bear > > > v > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 9:13?PM Tom Evslin via Starlink < > > > starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote: > > > > > > I think space-based data centers will be the rule rather than the > > > exception. Wrote about that a couple of years ago although, as usual, > > > things have not happened as quickly as I predicted > > > > https://blog.tomevslin.com/2021/07/computing-clouds-in-orbit-a-possible-roadmap.html > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Starlink On Behalf Of > > > Michael Richardson via Starlink > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 7:35 PM > > > To: starlink ; e-impact@ietf.org > > > Subject: [Starlink] DataCenters in Space (was Re: fiber IXPs in space) > > > > > > > > > I saw this reported in BIS-Spaceflight. > > > (I'm usually a few months behind in reading it) I like the "first > > > objective"! > > > > > > > > > > https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press-release/ascend-thales-alenia-space-lead-european-feasibility-study-data > > > > > > Cannes, November 14, 2022 ? Thales Alenia Space, the joint company > between > > > Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has been chosen by the European > Commission > > > to lead the ASCEND (Advanced Space Cloud for European Net zero > emission and > > > Data sovereignty) feasibility study for data centers in orbit, as part > of > > > Europe?s vast Horizon Europe research program. > > > > > > Digital technology?s expanding environmental footprint is becoming a > major > > > challenge: the burgeoning need for digitalization means that data > centers > > > in Europe and around the world are growing at an exponential pace, > which in > > > turn has a critical energy and environmental impact. > > > > > > The first objective of this study will be to assess if the carbon > > > emissions from the production and launch of these space infrastructures > > > will be significantly lower than the emissions generated by > ground-based > > > data centers, therefore contributing to the achievement of global > carbon > > > neutrality. The second objective will be to prove that it is possible > to > > > develop the required launch solution and to ensure the deployment and > > > operability of these spaceborne data centers using robotic assistance > > > technologies currently being developed in Europe, such as the EROSS IOD > > > demonstrator. > > > > > > This project is expected to demonstrate to which extent space-based > data > > > centers would limit the energy and environmental impact of their ground > > > counterparts, thus allowing major investments within the scope of > Europe?s > > > Green Deal, possibly justifying the development of a more > climate-friendly, > > > reusable heavy launch vehicle. Europe could thus regain its leadership > in > > > space transport and space logistics, as well as the assembly and > operations > > > of large infrastructures in orbit. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Starlink mailing list > > > Starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net > > > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Starlink mailing list > > > Starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net > > > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/listinfo/starlink > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Please send any postal/overnight deliveries to: > > > Vint Cerf > > > Google, LLC > > > 1900 Reston Metro Plaza, 16th Floor > > > Reston, VA 20190 > > > +1 (571) 213 1346 > > > > > > > > > until further notice > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > E-impact mailing list > > > E-impact@ietf.org > > > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/e-impact > > > > > --0000000000000ca22f05fa1b49d5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I was wondering why we are considering DC in space to be = classical computers ? Given the ambient temperatures, should not the defaul= t configuration of a DC in space be quantum ?

In my conversations with Dr Thomas Aref, an experimental qu= antum computing physicist, I learnt that the primary operational challenge = in quantum computing is in reaching and maintaining near 0K or -274 deg C t= emperatures.

I am unawar= e of the heat diffusion of qubits, but if they are low then bringing down t= he temperature from say -180 deg C to -274 deg C and maintaining it maybe m= uch simpler than on earth? quantum DC then in space is feasible no ? maybe = the only practical way for general purpose quantum computing?

Also, in case heat diffusion is the p= rimary concern still, how about burying the quantum DC underground lunar so= il on the dark side of the moon with thin atmosphere for heat dispersion as= well as into lunar soil ?

If this means we have more affordable and sustainable compute, yaay !
-priyanka=C2=A0


=
From:=C2=A0"Rodney W. Grimes" <= starlink@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
To:=C2=A0Hesham ElBakoury <= ;helbakoury@gmail.com>
Cc:=C2=A0Daniel Schien <Dani= el.Schien@bristol.ac.uk>, starlink <starlink@lists.bu= fferbloat.net>, Vint Cerf <vint=3D40google.com@dmarc.iet= f.org>, e-impact@ietf.org
Bcc:=C2=A0
Date:=C2=A0Thu, 20 A= pr 2023 07:36:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:=C2=A0Re: [E-impact] [Starlink] Dat= aCenters in Space (was Re: fiber IXPs in space)
> The article about t= he ASCEND project says:
> "Very low ambient temperatures in space will dramatically reduce = the need
> for cooling equipment that consumes enormous amounts of energy. A
> significant part of a data center?s energy use is for cooling equipmen= t,
> accounting for more than 50% in some facilities. Temperatures can be a= s low
> as -292?F (-180?C) when an orbiting object is in the Earth?s shadow.&q= uot;

They seem to have skipped over the con's of trying to cool equipment in space, there is no "mass" to cool into.=C2=A0 There is no &quo= t;air" to
cool with.=C2=A0 You have to use conduction to get the heat from your
chips to the outer shell of the spacecraft, then you have to battle
with tring to radiate that heat into a VACUUM!=C2=A0 People think they
have heat limiting issues today with ground based electronis, just
wait tell they try to solve this in a spacecraft!!!

Someone should calculate the radiated surface size needed to remove
the heat generated by a 150W CPU into "space".=C2=A0 It might enl= ighten
some of these folks that think its all about the temperature of space,
its not, its about the thermal mass of space being near 0.

IMHO DC in space are going to have to find a solution to that MIPS
per W problem first!

>
> Hesham
>
> On Wed, Apr 19, 2023, 10:44 PM Daniel Schien <Daniel.Schie= n@bristol.ac.uk>
> wrote:
>
> > I assume any object in orbit will be hidden from the sun some of = the time.
> > So, the machines will require some pretty big battery to go up wi= th them.
> >
> > I'd like to also know what the launch cost is.
> >
> > Tom Segert estimates in his LinkedIn post, for a 100kg satellite = payload:
> >
> > "TL:DR ~57 ton CO2e for a typical ESA satellite (including A= riane 6
> > launch), <15t CO2e for a satellite built in a factory and laun= ched with a
> > re-usable rocket."
> >
> > Depending on the type of server that should go up there, this is = a fair
> > amount of carbon to offset from brighter sunlight.
> >
> > The article also gets the carbon footprint wrong:
> >
> > "Data centers are big energy consumers ? between 2% and 3% o= f all global
> > consumption ? a rate that is doubling every year."
> >
> > The latest was IEA estimating it to be around 220-320 TWh (out of= 30,000)
> > in 2021 data and growing between 10-60% over 6 years in total (so= let's
> > than 10 CAGR). But it's certainly not doubling every year. Th= at's just
> > completely wrong.
> >
> >
> > Daniel Schien
> >
> > Senior Lecturer in Computer Science
> >
> > Department of Computer Science | University of Bristol
> >
> > *Submit software engineering project ideas for 2022*
> >
> > bris.ac.uk/software-engineering
> > Watch: https://youtu.be/lU-ZsBDFWDI
> >
> > Merchant Venturers Building , Woodland Rd Bristol, BS8 1UB
> > *Book a meeting*:
> > https= ://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/OfficeHours@bristol.ac.uk/booki > > <https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/OfficeHours@bristol.ac.uk/boo= kings/>
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* E-impact <e-impact-bounces@ietf.org> on = behalf of Vint Cerf <vint=3D
> > 40google.com@dmarc.ietf.org>
> > *Sent:* Thursday, April 20, 2023 2:16:38 AM
> > *To:* tom@evslin.com <tom@evslin.com>
> > *Cc:* Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ca>; starlink <= ;
> > starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net>; e-impact@ietf.= org <e-impact@ietf.org>
> > *Subject:* Re: [E-impact] [Starlink] DataCenters in Space (was Re= : fiber
> > IXPs in space)
> >
> > O&M will be a bear
> > v
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 19, 2023 at 9:13?PM Tom Evslin via Starlink <
> > starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
> >
> > I think space-based data centers will be the rule rather than the=
> > exception. Wrote about that a couple of years ago although, as us= ual,
> > things have not happened as quickly as I predicted
> > https://blog.tomevslin.com/2021/07/computing-clouds-in-orbit-a-possibl= e-roadmap.html
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Starlink <starlink-bounces@lists.buf= ferbloat.net> On Behalf Of
> > Michael Richardson via Starlink
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 7:35 PM
> > To: starlink <starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net&g= t;; e-impact@ietf.org
> > Subject: [Starlink] DataCenters in Space (was Re: fiber IXPs in s= pace)
> >
> >
> > I saw this reported in BIS-Spaceflight.
> > (I'm usually a few months behind in reading it) I like the &q= uot;first
> > objective"!
> >
> >
> > https://www.thalesgroup.com/en= /worldwide/space/press-release/ascend-thales-alenia-space-lead-european-fea= sibility-study-data
> >
> > Cannes, November 14, 2022 ? Thales Alenia Space, the joint compan= y between
> > Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has been chosen by the European = Commission
> > to lead the ASCEND (Advanced Space Cloud for European Net zero em= ission and
> > Data sovereignty) feasibility study for data centers in orbit, as= part of
> > Europe?s vast Horizon Europe research program.
> >
> > Digital technology?s expanding environmental footprint is becomin= g a major
> > challenge: the burgeoning need for digitalization means that data= centers
> > in Europe and around the world are growing at an exponential pace= , which in
> > turn has a critical energy and environmental impact.
> >
> > The first objective of this study will be to assess if the carbon=
> > emissions from the production and launch of these space infrastru= ctures
> > will be significantly lower than the emissions generated by groun= d-based
> > data centers, therefore contributing to the achievement of global= carbon
> > neutrality. The second objective will be to prove that it is poss= ible to
> > develop the required launch solution and to ensure the deployment= and
> > operability of these spaceborne data centers using robotic assist= ance
> > technologies currently being developed in Europe, such as the ERO= SS IOD
> > demonstrator.
> >
> > This project is expected to demonstrate to which extent space-bas= ed data
> > centers would limit the energy and environmental impact of their = ground
> > counterparts, thus allowing major investments within the scope of= Europe?s
> > Green Deal, possibly justifying the development of a more climate= -friendly,
> > reusable heavy launch vehicle. Europe could thus regain its leade= rship in
> > space transport and space logistics, as well as the assembly and = operations
> > of large infrastructures in orbit.
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Starlink mailing list
> > Starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net
> > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/= listinfo/starlink
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Starlink mailing list
> > Starlink@lists.bufferbloat.net
> > https://lists.bufferbloat.net/= listinfo/starlink
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Please send any postal/overnight deliveries to:
> > Vint Cerf
> > Google, LLC
> > 1900 Reston Metro Plaza, 16th Floor
> > Reston, VA 20190
> > +1 (571) 213 1346
> >
> >
> > until further notice
> >
> >
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